Railway-car



F. A. McRA E.

RAILWAY CAR- APPLICATION FILED MAY13. 1921.

1,398,386, Patented Nov.-29, 1921.

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RAILWAY CAR. APPLICATION men mAvls', 1921.

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m mi To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, F INLAY A. MORAE, of the city of Montreal, Province of Quebec,

Dominion of Canada, a subject of the King of Great Britain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Cars; and I dohereby declare that the following isa full, clear, andenact description thereof.

My invention relatesto knock-downlconvertible cars and has for its object to providea car of this type which may be utilizedas a fiatcar or converted for use as a box car or stock car. it a A further object of the invention is to provide a car of a simplified construction the body of which is composed almost entirely of sheet-metal and capable of being manufactured at minimum cost.

To. this end my invention consists of, the construction, combination and the particular arrangement of the partshereinafter described and illustrated.

F or full comprehension, however, refer ence'must be had tothe accompanying drawlngs 1n wh ch similar reference characters indicate the same parts, and wherein:

Figurel is a side elevation of a car constructed accord n -t0 my invention;

Fig. 2 is an en BlGVZttlOIl thereof;

Fig. 3 is a plan 'view partly in horizontalv section;

c Fig. 4 isla fragmentaryfside.elevation, partlyin section the section being taken on line 4 4: Fig. 5; i r V Fig. .5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 5-5 Fig.4; 1

Fig. 6 's a detail fragmentary sectional I View of the detachable connection between 1 is detached therefrom.

g The sub-structure employed may be that illustrated in myprior United States Patent No. 1,236,195 granted August 7, 1917 and having dumping properties or as illustrated in the accompanying drawings it may Specification of Letters Patent, Application filed May 13,

FINLAY A. McRAE, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, cAN AnA.

RAILWAY-GAR.

1921.12 Serial No. 469,368.

consist of the usual trucks 2, under-frame includlng side sills 3 andend sills 4; and a floor 5 permanently secured thereto. The knock-down body is constructed of sheetmetal sections gether. tuted by preferably two sections 5 andf6 eaclrextending from one" side of the door opening to the car end, such ends being con- Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

detachably' connected to- Each of the side walls is consti stituted by unitary sheet metal. sections 7 and I p r The roof is detachablyconnected to the side and end walls. and is constructed in preferably three sections, namely, end sect1ons .9 united by anintermediate section 10 the latter being extended laterally as at 12 to overhang the door openings. The detach- 10 is effected by bending back the abutting edges in hook-form as at 13 and-reinforc- 13- around which the I ing them with rods edges are bent, the-bent-back edges of the end sections being turned upwardly and .those of the intermediate section down,

wardly so that they may be'detachably interlocked as indicated in Fig. 9.

The roof is detachably connected to the side and end walls by terminating the outer edges of the roof sections in depending flanges 14 which overlap the side and end I able connection betweenthe sections 9 and sections and are bolted thereto as at l5,the

bolts at the'encls of the car also reinforcing the connection between the side walls and end walls.

This lastmentioned connection is effected in'a similar mannerto that of the roof sec- J tions the vertical side edges of each end section overlapping theadjacent portions of the side sections and being bent back in hook form as at 16 and the adjacent edges of the side sections being also of-a similar cross-section as indicated at-17, the hooked edges being'in interlocking engagement. In

order to clear the overlapping edges of the offset outwardly as at 18.

end sections, the-flanges 14 on the roof are a The body thus formedis reinforced by V angle-irons, corner posts, side posts, end

posts, diagonal end braces and horizontal end braces each of which is angular in crosssection. The corner posts 25 which are located within the body in position with their flanges in bearing relation with the adjacent side-and end walls have their lower ends secured to the underframe by bolts 24:

which are passed through inturned flanges constitutingintegral parts oi'the lowerends of the posts; while the upper ends of the latter are secured'to the adjacent roof. side and end sections by the bolts 15.

The side sections may be reinforced by any desired number of side posts arranged upon both inner and outer sides of the, sections, those on the inside b'eing indioatedat and those on the outside as at 21. As before mentioned theseposts are constituted by angle irons and-those onthe inside extend from the roofto within close proximity to the car floor while those on the outside extend from the roof'flanges 1A to the bottom edges of the side sections which latter like the end sections overlap the underframe and are bolted thereto as at '22.

- fThe'side posts are permanently riveted to theirside sections as at 23 and are so p ositioned on opposite sides of the sections that a "member o'f sub'stantlally -Z-cross section is obtained, each rivet assisting in holding an.

I tion'. In theembodiment illustrate'dhooks inner and outer post .in place.

Th e in'side 'po'stslad acentf'the door openingindicated are of Z-cross section and perform' the dual function of reinforcing theside sections and of actinglas guides for verticallv slidable flexible doors; 2& to be hereinafter described.

-Tlie posts'reinforcing the end'sections are indicated as follows: endposts ati25 agonal braces '26 and horizontal end braces 211127. They {are located on the outside'land at their side 'edges and movable tively 1 to each-other to' impart flexibility; 40.

are permanently riveted to the endsections asat-28. Y i

The doors tiplicity of metal .slats" connected together rela- They are slidajble in guid eways 25f fromverpositions closing the door openings to" pos tion oneabo've the other immediately be{ 1 neath theintermedia'te roof section-10. The

able the positioning of the doors one above.

guideways are provided by; the} vertical guides 23 and horizontal guides 262th; latter beingsecured toxthe end roof sections as at 27 -presentmg double guideways to enthe other. Theispaces-"between the'ends of the guides 26 and the car sides are-closed by 'fiang'es 28 formed npon the upper ends of the guides 23 as indicatedin Fig; 7.

5 The bottom edge of each door is "provided with an apron'29 which is offset outwardly as at 80 and adapted toextendbelowjthe fioorlevel when the'fdoor is closed and overlaps an' 'angul'ar strip 31 extending across' the' bottom iofthe door opening] and bolted to the underframe and side sections as at 32 ":p-T'he.side sections-adjacentthe topof each dooropeningare braced .by a member 33bit angular cross-section bolted at its endsto' thesidefsectio'nsas at 3% in position disposed transversely "to the door opening and, with i one flange 35 parallel to and directly beneath 2e? are constructed of a mul the overhanging portion 12 of the intermediate roof seotionbeing bolted thereto as throughout its length and transversely atv adjacent each side of the dooropenings and midway the width of said openings into-i [The former.

main and auxiliary sections. 7 are indicated at 38 and are hinged at their longitudinal outer edges as at 89 being adapted to swing upwardly to positions disposed at an angle to the adjacent-car sides and in conjunction therewith to present Imangers for'holding feed and the like.

Any preferred means maybe provided for malntalnlng the. sections 1n manger posi- '33 are provided and are carried by chains 34? secured to the side walls of thebody The auxiliary sections are; hinged to the main sections as at 35 transversely to the length of thecar and are adapted to be swung v 0 back thereupon toclear the door opening when such main sectlons are swung up= wardly.

' 'From the foregoing, description it" will be seen that my improved car may beso con verted that it can be employed, as a flat, gondola, box or stock car. Whenemployed in the transportation of grain and the like it may be loaded through the roof byremoving the bolts securing the intermediate roofsection and sliding the latter outof engagement with the end roof sections. "When loaded the roof section will bereturnedto its initial positionbolted in place and sealed. fi/Yliat I claim is as follows? V 1. A railway ca'rincluding a knock-down body having a door opening and roof de tachably mounted thereon," said roof consistingot unitary sheet-metal end sectionsand an intermediate section the abutting edges of the sections being bent back in hook form and detachably interlocking, and the outer tended laterally to present portions overhangingthe door opening.

a knock down body and roof support-ed thereon, said body'lconsisting of sheet-metal 7 side sections. and end sections, and the roof.

ingfiangesadapted to overlap the adjacent side and end sections of the body and means edges of the intermediate, section being ex A railway &1 p sing aflat car and detachably fastening the'said flanges to the last mentioned sections, the abutting edges of theinterinediate and end roof sectionsbeing bent back in hook form and detachably interlocking and the outer edges of the intermediate section being extended laterally to present portions overhanging the door opening.

3. In a convertible railway car the combination with the side walls thereof and a fixed floor; of a second floor adapted to lie upon saidfixed floor and including a plurality of sections hinged at their outer edges and adapted to be swung to positions in which in conjunction with the said side walls they constitute mangers, and means for maintaining the sections in said positions. I

i. In a convertible railway car the combination with the side walls thereof and a fixed floor; of a second floor adapted to lie' upon said fixed'floor and including a plurality of sectionshinged at their outer edges and adapted to be swung to positions in which in conjunction with the said side Walls they. constitute mangers, and means for maintaining the sections in said positions, said second floor being divided longitudinally in the center line of the car and transversely at points at each side of the dooropenings and midway the width of said openings into main sections and auxiliary sections, the

main sections being hinged at their outer edges and adapted to be swung to positions in which in conjunction with the side walls they constitute mangers, and the transverse abutting edges of the auxiliary sections and main sections being hinged together to enable the former sections to be swung back u'ponlthe main sections when the latter are swung to manger forming positions; and means maintaining the main sections in said positions. v

5. A railway car including a knock-down body having a door opening and roof detachably mounted thereon, said roof consisting of unitary sheet-metal end sections and an intermediate section the abutting edges of the sections being bent back in hook form and detachably interlocking, and the outer edges of the intermediate section being extended laterally to present portions overhanging the door opening and means reinforcing said overhanging portions.

6. A; railway car including a knock-down body having a door opening and roof detachably mounted thereon, said roof consisting of unitary sheet-metal end sections and an intermediate section the abutting edges of the sections being bent back in hook form and detachably interlocking, and the outer edges or" the intermediatesection being extended laterally to present portions overhanging the door opening and means for preventing displacement of theintermediate section transversely to the car. 7

7. A railway car including a knock-down body havin a door opening and roof detachably mounted thereon, said roof consisting of unitary sheet-metal end sections 8. A railway car comprising a fiat car and i a knock-down body and roof supported thereon, said body consisting of sheet-metal side sections and end sections, and the roof consisting of sheet-metal end sections and an intermediate section, the outer edges of the end roor" sections terminating in depend ing flanges adapted to overlap the adjacent side and end sections of the body and means detachably fastening the said flanges to the lastmentioned sections, the abutting edges of the intermediate and end roof sections being bent back in hook form and detachably interlocking, and the outer edges of the intermediate section being extended laterally to present portions overhanging the door opening, and combined means for preventing displacement of the intermediate roof section transversely to the car and for bracing the said side sections.

9.' A railway car comprising a fiat car and a knock-down body and roof supported thereon, said body consisting of sheet-metal side sections and endsections, and the roof consisting of sheet-metal end sections and an intermediate section, the outer edges of the end roof sections terminating in depending flangesadapted to overlap the adj acent side and end sections ofthe body and means detioned means consistingof a member of angular cross-section secured to the side sections across the top of each door opening and having oneflange disposed parallel to the adjacent overhanging roof portion, and means for detachably fastening said flange and roof portion together.

10. In a railway car the combination with sheet-metal knock-down body having a door opening and a roof detachably mounted thereon said body including side sections and members extending across the door open ings at the top and bottom thereof, and bracing the side sections, of a flexible vertical slidable door for closing each of said openings, the bottom edge of each door having an apron of Z cross-section adapted to overlap the lower of said members bracing the adjacent side sections when the door 10 closed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two Witnesses.

FINLAY A. MGRAE.

Witnesses:

GORDON G. CooKE, WILLIAM J. C. HEWETSON. 

